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“I am assistant matron.”

— Nellie Bly

“I chose the specialty of surgery because of Matron, that steady presence during my boyhood and adolescence. 'What is the hardest thing you can…

— Abraham Verghese

“YOU—THE IRISH GIRL. OVER HERE.” A THIN, SCOWLING MATRON in a white bonnet beckons with a bony finger. She must know I’m Irish from…

— Christina Baker Kline

Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of…

— Adam Michnik

“The vision of life is not a "discovery"; it's a "work" and whatever position you occupy demands work. Your life may not be built…

— Israelmore Ayivor

The western mantra is that Israel seeks negotiations without preconditions, while the Palestinians refuse. The opposite is more accurate.

— Noam Chomsky

A Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.

— Anonymous

Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for…

— Jane McGonigal

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Love and hate, despite their polar opposites, are both feelings that are induced by passion. I can handle that. It's the indifference I don't…

— Colleen Hoover

“Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s a part of it.”

— William Ritter

Although I'd always wanted children, it was such an opposite thing to being a singer.

— Gwen Stefani

We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were…

— Jack Adams

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

— Anonymous

Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience.

— Chris Pine